Marco Rubio was sworn in as Secretary of State amid heightened scrutiny over his past political stances, particularly regarding presidential pardons and commutations. His first duty highlighted the tension between his new role and previous political beliefs. The article critiques the president's aggressive executive actions, including withdrawing from key international agreements and attempting to nullify constitutional provisions despite legal challenges. Concerns over the erosion of the rule of law and the implications of these actions reflect ongoing political divisions in the U.S.
The president has ordered executively that [the 14th Amendment's] provision for birthright citizenship is null and void. No president can nullify any provision of the Constitution.
His first official duty was to go on ABC and ignore a question about how he squares the pardons and commutations granted by El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago with his previous denunciations of the very idea.
The president signed a series of executive orders...Some of them are flatly insane—renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
Democratic attorneys general around the country already have filed suit against him [the president]...the 14th Amendment has been treated like a Capitol policeman on January 6 by the MAGA crowd.
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